A writing sheet engraved with vignettes and the large interior space left blank. At the top is a scene with a throne on a platform in the center at the top of a pie-shaped set of stairs with angels standing along the edges on both the right and the le...
Plate lettered in the top center 'A': Reverse copies of details from Hogarth's "Credulity, superstition and fanaticism: a medley". Each item is numbered; 1. The preacher with his wig flying off and his jester's shirt exposed under his robe. One sheet ...
Description:
Title devised by cataloger.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
Subject (Topic):
Angels, Churches, Clegy, Demons, Preachers, Putti, and Witches
Plate lettered in the top center 'D': Reverse copies of details from Hogarth's "Credulity, superstition and fanaticism: a medley". Each item is numbered; 1. The clerk surrounded by angel heads (2,3). The clerk holds an opened book which rests on a pul...
An angel with a crown of flowers on her head holds two sleeping babies in her arms as she flies to the left. The sky is drawn with a crescent moon, clouds, stars, two bats, and an owl. Below her, a rural scene with cows sleeping to right and a boy (a ...
Description:
Title devised by cataloger.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Angels, Bats, Cattle, Infants, Owls, Rural life, and Sleeping
As described in Book 3 of Milton's Paradise lost, God and Christ watch Satan as he struggles across Chaos headed for earth and vengeance. In the center angels play musical instruments including trumpets, harps, and an organ
Alternative Title:
Council in heaven
Description:
Title from original print as cited in Paulson.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Milton, John, 1608-1674.
Subject (Topic):
Angels, Biblical events, Devil, Harps, Hell, Heaven, Organs, and Putti
As described in Book 3 of Milton's Paradise lost, God and Christ watch Satan as he struggles across Chaos headed for earth and vengeance. In the center angels play musical instruments including trumpets, harps, and an organ
Alternative Title:
Council in heaven
Description:
Title, state, and date from Paulson.
Subject (Name):
Milton, John, 1608-1674.
Subject (Topic):
Angels, Biblical events, Devil, Harps, Hell, Heaven, Organs, and Putti
